Connolly and Elugardo’s tenant protections bill could aid against rising rents and gentrification
Only investment in new affordable housing, particularly social housing, can provide a long-term solution to our housing crisis, but a bill enabling municipalities to consider rent control and rent stabilization could provide short- and medium-term solutions. There’s a hearing on it Tuesday.
Make Massachusetts a climate resilience leader by passing Rep. Decker’s 100 Percent Clean Act
Three residents write to urge support of the 100 Percent Clean Act to transition Massachusetts to 100 percent clean electricity by 2035 and 100 percent clean heating and transportation by 2045. The House version was filed by state Reps. Marjorie Decker and Sean Garballey.
City passes a campaign finance reform law, overcoming bid to await Legislature’s okay
After years of effort, a campaign finance reform order has passed the City Council. The latest version of the law had been in the works for 14 months, and city councillor Dennis Carlone noted he’d been part of two earlier attempts that he said “died by pieces” since he joined the council in 2013.
Edwards is Cambridgeport’s choice for senator, with 95% of local votes helping win a primary
A special primary election for a state Senate seat Tuesday ended in win for Boston city councilor Lydia Edwards to represent parts of Cambridge, Boston, East Boston and Winthrop as well as Revere.
School meals for all kids should be permanent
Struggling families face an extreme benefit “cliff”: Federal waivers enabling schools to serve meals to all students dissolve at the end of the 2021-2022 school year.
Meet Boston city councilor Lydia Edwards, candidate for special state Senate election
This election matters. The people of this district deserve a state senator who is experienced, will do the work and has the record of getting things done.
Revere School Committee member D’Ambrosio is a candidate for special state Senate election
I am running for state Senate because I want to help ensure that the district that has given so much to me and my family can continue to do so for generations of families to come.
Redistricting now keeps East Cambridge united in more geographically ‘coherent’ 26th district
East Cambridge will stay a single district in the state House of Representatives, avoiding the split expected in a redistricting map proposed last week, state Rep. Mike Connolly said.
Use the American Rescue Plan Act to help farms
Massachusetts legislators are making decisions about how to use American Rescue Plan Act money. We call on them to invest ARPA funds in critical agricultural infrastructure and hope you will too.
State redistricting would unseat Rep. Livingstone within Cambridge for Connolly, Moran and Ryan
A sweeping, statewide change in political mapping could remove state Rep. Jay Livingstone entirely from Cambridge politics, giving him an all-Boston district while carving up the Cambridge part of his current 8th Suffolk District among state Rep. Mike Connolly and two newcomers.
